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January 24, 2013

THE WEEKLY QUIZ - 4

20th JANUARY - 26th JANUARY

NATION & POLITICS

(1) Who was elected as the new president of the BJP on Wednesday?

Nitin Gadkari

Yashwant Sinha

Rajnath Singh

Venkaiahh Naidu

Former UP CM, 61 year old Rajnath Singh was elected unopposed as the president of the BJP on Wednesday. He replaces Nitin Gadkari who is under the scanner of the IT officials for irregularities about his Purti group.(2) Who is the chief of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM)?

Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi

Abdul Wahed Owaisis

Akbaruddin Owaisi

Asaduddin Owaisi

MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi was arrested by the Andhra police in connection with a 7 year old case wherein he and other leader prevented officials from razing a place of religious worship for road expansion. He was sent to jail for 14 days by a court in Sangareddy town of Medak district.(3) Which amongst the following is the all India Women helpline number launched by the government?

100

181

101

185

Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal has said that 181 which was introduced in Delhi as the helpline for women will be made available to all states.(4) Which Pakistan based terrorist has said that Home Minister's remark on 'Hindu terror' has exonerated his organization, the LeT of all criminal activity of India?

Syed Salahuddin

Masood Azhar

Hafiz Saeed

Zakir-ur Rehman Lakwi

JuD (formely known as LeT) leader Hafeez Saeed has said that the remarks of Sushil Kumar Shinde have cleared Pakistan of all allegations of spreading terrorism in India.(5) In one of its verdict, the Supreme Court has banned the entry of tourists into the habitat of which of the following tribes found in the islands of Andaman and Nicobar?

Shanyue

Jangil

Negrito

Jarawa

The SC has banned all tourism in the habitat of the Jarawa whose numbers have fallen to approximately 300. Last year, it was reported that local officials were illegally exploiting tribals under the pretext of tourism.(6) Which leader merged his party into the BJP on 21st January?

Kalyan Singh

Amar Singh

K N Govindacharya

Subrmaniam Swamy

Kalyan Singh merged his Jan Kranti Party (Rashtrawadi) into the BJP in the presence of senior leaders like Rajnath Singh, Uma Bharati, Vinay Katiyar and Nitin Gadkari. Singh, an independent MP from Etawah will only join the BJP in the 2014 elections to prevent disqualification under anti-defection law.

(7) Who has officially taken over as the chief of the Shiv Sena this week?

Uddhav Thackeray

Raj Thackeray

Bindu Mahdev Thackeray

Aditya Thackeray

Uddhav Thackeray took over as the Shiv Sena chief on 23rd January which is Bal Thackeray's 87th birthday. Former leader Balasaheb died last year.

(8) 74% of the MLAs in a state assembly in India are crorepatis. Which state are we referring to?

Maharashtra

Uttarakhand

Uttar Pradesh

Gujarat

74% of MLAs in the assembly of Gujarat are crorepatis. In the last assembly only 31% MLAs were crorepatis.

(9) Which Indian minister visited Myanmar this week?

Sushil Kumar Shinde

P Chidambaram

A K Anthony

Salman Khurshid

A K Anthony is on a two day state visit to neigbouring Myanmar. The main agenda is joint patrolling along the joint border to fight insurgents.

(10) Who is the Chief Justice of India?

Y K Sabarwal

K G Balakrishnan

S H Kapadia

Altamas Kabir

The Chief Justice of India - Altamas Kabir has said that the protests following the Delhi Gang Rape were justified. He said he would have liked to be a part of it.

(11) Which of the following CMs threatened to beat up the PM for not doing anything to solve his/her state's financial troubles?

J Jayalalitha

Mamata Bannerji

Narendra Modi

Nitesh Kumar

Frustrated with her states financial troubles, Bengal CM Mamata Bannerji has threatened to beat up the PM. Earlier, she had mimicked Manmohan Singh Singh on prime time TV.

(12) Who was appointed as the new Vice President of the Congress at the Jaipur Chintan Shivir?

Priyanka Gandhi

Varun Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi was made the Vice President of the Congress at the Chintan Shivir in Jaipur. He addressed the Congress workers after his elevation.

(13) Who is the Home Minister of India?

Shivraj Chavan

L K Advani

P Chidamabaram

Sushil Kumar Shinde

Sushil Kumar Shinde - the Home Minister has said that reports indicate that the RSS and the BJP are promoting 'Hindu' terror. The BJP has protested against the remark and asked the minister to apologize.

(14) Which of the following CMs has written to Heads of all Panchayats in his state asking them to stop crimes against women?

Akhilesh Yadav

Sheila Dixit

Naveen Patnaik

Ashok Ghelot

Akhilesh Yadav the CM of Uttar Pradesh has written to all Panchayat heads in the state asking them to stop crimes against women. Nearly, 1700 cases of rape were registered in the state last year.

(15) Pranab Mukherji has cited this leader's 1938 speech as the president of the Congress as his inspiration for the speech he made after he became the President of India. Which leader did he refer to?

Mahatma Gandhi

Jawaharlal Nehru

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

Vallabhai Patel

President Pranab Mukherji has said that he read Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's 1938 speech before drafting his inaugural speech. He was speaking at a function marking Netaji's 116th birth anniversary.

(16) In which district did policemen gun down 6 naxals?

Gadchiroli

Bijapur

Bastar

Dantewada

Special Operations team of Gadchiroli and the anti-Naxal C-60 force killed 6 naxals who fired upon them while the forces were carrying on a search operation.

(17) Name the former Haryana CM who was sentenced to 10 years jail term by a special CBI court.

Bansi Lal

Hukam Singh

Bhajan Lal

Om Prakash Chautala

Former CM Om Prakash Chautala and his son Ajay were sentenced to 10 years by the CBI court for their involvement in the Junior Basics Trained (JBT) Teacher's scam. The scam took place when Chautala was the state's education minister and Sanjeev Kumar - the former director of primary education and whistle blower in the case has himself been sentenced to 5 years in jail.

(18) Gopal Bhargav is a minister in the cabinet of which Indian state?

Rajasthan

Uttar Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Assam

Gopal Bhargav - the social justice, rural and Panchayat minister in the Madhya Pradesh cabinet has won a quiz which included questions on him and his constituency, organized by an group known to be close to him. He refused to accept the first prize - an Alto car which then went to a class X student who stood second to the minister.

(19) Give the full form of IM.

Indian Militants

Indian Mujahideen

Indian Monsters

Indian Masallam

National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Indian Mujahideen operative Danish Ansari from Dharbhanga, Bihar. He is a close aide of Yasin Bhatkal, the founder of the IM.

(20) Sanjay Singh, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of which Indian state was transferred for allowing a foreign lady to drive his official car?

Kerala

Delhi

Goa

Mizoram

Sanjay Singh, the IGP of Goa was transferred by the Union Home ministry after CM Parriker raised questions against him. A photo of a foreign lady driving Singh's official car posted on a social networking site had raised a furor.

(21) Who is the sole winner of the Kirti Chakra this year?

Naik Kishan Kumar

Major Manish Punj

Major Anup Joseph Manjali

Lt-Commander Inderjit Singh

Major Anup Joseph Manjali is the sole awardee of the Kirti Chakra, the country's second highest peacetime award for leading an operation against militants in Jammu Kashmir, killing three.

(22) Who is the Speaker of the Karnataka assembly?

K G Bopaiah

Jagdish Shettaar

S M Krishna

D B Chandre Gowda

Speaker of the Karnataka assembly, K G Bopaiah went on a trip to Nepal foiling attempts of BJP MLAs loyal to the former CM Yeddyurappa from bringing down the government.

INTERNATIONAL

(1) How many militants were killed in the Ain Amenas gas complex in Algeria?

Twenty three

Thirty two

Forty one

Fifty

All thirty two militants and atleast twenty three hostages were killed when an Al Qaeda affiliated militant group Katibat Moulathamine (The Masked Ones) attacked a natural gas complex in Ain Amenas. The Algerian military sacked the compound to free 685 locals and 107 foreigners working at the factory and took 5 rebels alive.(2) Around 8 suspected Al Qaeda members were killed in drone attacks by the US armed forces on 19th January. In which country did this country occur?

Yemen

Pakistan

Mali

Somalia

Three US drones killed about eight suspected Al Qaeda militants in Marib, Yemen.(3) Who is the President of Columbia?

Hugo Chavez

Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner

Dilma Rousseff

Juan Manuel Santos

The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC)second in command Ivan Marquez has called off the two-month long unilateral ceasefire declared by the rebels after Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos refused to sign a bilateral ceasefire accord. Cuba was hosting the peace talks between the two sides to end the longest civil war in South America.(4) Name the African city off the coast of which a 5,000 tons oil tanker was hijacked by pirates.

Lagos

Lome

Accra

Abidjan

The Panamanian ship ITRI was taken off the coastal city of Abidjan, the commercial capital of Ivory Coast last Wednesday. The official press release on Monday said that the ship was last spotted off the coast of Ghana.(5) Which south east Asian country was hit by a 5.9 magnitude earthquake on 22nd January?

Malaysia

Thailand

Indonesia

Papua New Guinea

A moderate earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale hit Aceh province of western Indonesia killing an eight year old.(6) Charles Taylor is the former President of which country?

Liberia

Guinea

Sierra Leone

Burkina Faso

Prosecutors have asked for a stiffer sentence to Taylor - the former President of Liberia for war crimes against humanity during the civil war in neighbouring Sierra Leone. He was sentence to 50 years in prison in 2012.(7) By what name is DPRK more commonly known as?

Kuwait

Kazakistan

South Korea

North Korea

The UN Security Council has sanctioned tough sanctions against North Korea - (DPRK) for not halting its nuclear programme.(8) Who is the present King of Thailand?

Vajiravudh

Prajadhipok

Bhumibol Adulyadej

Ananda Mahidol

Former magazine editor Somyot Prueksakasemsuk was jailed for 11 years under the controversial lese majeste law for insulting the king Bhumibol Adulyadej. It is seen as a move to counter the Red Shirts, a group broadly loyal to ousted former PM Thaksin Shinawatra.(9) Which of the following countries has shut down its embassy in Mali?

US

Canada

Japan

UK

Japan has closed down its embassy in the war-torn country and its staff will operate from the embassy of France.(10) Who is the leader of the Israeli political party Yesh Atid (There is Future)?

Benjamin Netanyahu

Tzipi Livni

Yair Lapid

Shimon Peres

Former journalist Yair Lapid's party Yesh Atid (There is Future) has won 19 seats in the Knesset to emerge as a King-maker. Incumbent PM Netanyahu has said that he will approach Lapid to form the new government.(11) Which Arab leader has opposed French intervention in Mali?

Mohammed Morsi

King Abdullah

Bashar al-Assad

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Speaking at an economic summit in Riyadh, Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has slammed French intervention in Mali and warned that it would create a "new conflict hotspot". He said that it willl create rift between Arab nations and its African neighbours in the south.(12) Name the British prince who has returned back home after a 20 week stint in Afghanistan.

Prince Charles

Prince Willaim

Prince Harry

Prince Edward

Prince Willaim, the second son of Charles and Daina returned back after serving as an Apache attack helicopter co-pilot for 20 weeks in Afghanistan. He claimed to have killed Taliban militants during his posting.(13) Which European leader has promised to hold a referendum in 2017 allowing Britons to choose whether to stay a part of the European Union or not, provided he comes back to power?

Angela Merkel

Francois Hollande

David Cameroon

Mario Monti

British PM David Cameroon has said that he will hold a referendum for his people to decide whether to be a part of the European Union in 2017, provided he comes back to power. This has drawn flak from several EU leaders from France and Germany.(14) Which country's war crimes court has sentences televangelist Maulana Abul Kalam Azad to death this Monday?

Bangladesh

Pakistan

Maldives

Sri Lanka

The war crimes court of Bangladesh - International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) sentenced the Maulana to death by hanging for the crimes committed during 1971. He is the first person to be convicted by the court set up by the current government.(15) Who is the President of Myanmar?

Aang San

James Lum Dau

Aung San Suu Kyi

Thein Sein

Inspite of President Thien Shen's offer for peace talks, the Kaichen rebels fighting in the north have accused the army of continuing their attacks.(16) Whom did Barrack Obama beat to be re-elected to the White House?

John Kerry

Mitt Romney

El Gore

John McCain

Barrack Obama beat Mitt Romney to be re-elected to the White House. He was sworn in this week, first on Sunday and then again on Monday.(17) Which party does the Pakistani President Zardari head?

Pakistan Muslim league (Nawaz)

Pakistan People's Party

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf

Jamaat-e-Islami

The Lahore High Court has upheld a lower court's order asking Zardari to quit active politics and resign as the President of the Pakistan People's Party.(18) Hanako - the elephant is associated with which zoo?

Sydney

Singapore

Beijing

Tokyo

Hanako, the world's third oldest elephant in the world died this week at the Tokyo's Inokashira Park Zoo. She was brought to Japan from Bangkok when she was 2 years old and has been kept at the zoo since 1954.(19) In which German state did Chancellor Merkel's party suffer a shock defeat?

Lower Saxony

Saxony-Annhalt

Saxony

Bavaria

Chancellor Merkel's Christian Democrats were handed a narrow victory by a coalition of the Social Democrats and the Greens in the state of Lower Saxony. Germany will go to polls next year.

(20) Which African country witnessed massive floods this week?

Zambia

Mozambique

Zimbabwe

Malawi

Atleast 36 people were killed and nearly 70,000 were displaced in floods that hit Mozambique. Torrential rains has flooded the Limpopo river and Gaza is the most affected region.(21) Prison riots in which South American country left 50 dead?

Bolivia

Uruguay

Venezuela

Paraguay

Nearly 50 people were killed and about 90 injured in prison riots at the Urbania prison in Lara state of Venezuela.

(22) UN security Council has approved the use of surveillance drones over the eastern part of which central African country?

Congo

Gabon

Equatorial Guinea

Central African Republic

The UN Security Council has approved the use of surveillance drones over eastern Congo to collect information about the movement of the militia to ensure safety of its peace keepers.(23) In which country is the Rakwena Crocodile Farm located?

Australia

America

China

South Africa

The army nad the police were called when 15,000 crocodiles from the Rakewa Crocodile farm in South Africa escaped after the gates were opened by the authorities due to torrential rains.(24) Name the Egyptian city that witnessed riots after a football match killing 74 people last year.

Port Faud

Port Said

Alexandria

Cairo

Twenty one football fans and club members were sentenced to death for the clashes that took place after a football match in Port Said last year. The relatives of the convicts the attacked the police leading to more clashes.

(25) Which of the following is the air freighter that was successfully tested by China this week?

Yun-05

Yun-10

Yun-15

Yun-20

China successfully tested its first indigenous air freighter, the Yun-10 or Transport-10 which is capable of carrying various transport tasks.(26) What did the Pope Benedict refer to as the 'portals of truth and faith' in the new age?

Newspapers

Cellphones

Social Networking Sites

Pilgrimages

Pope Benedict has urged Christians to use Facebook and Twitter while refer to the Social Networking Sites as 'portals of truth and faith'. He operates 7 Twitter accounts including one in Latin and also launched a phone app streaming live footage of his speech.(27) Which university has planned a global vigil Sunday from students from India and Pakistan?

Oxford

Virginia

Massachusetts

Harvard

The vigil is planned by the Harvard university in association with Alliance for Secular and Democratic South Asia. The meet at the Harvard Square will allow students to voice their concerns over the reports of recent ceasefire violations.(28) Which university has planned a global vigil Sunday from students from India and Pakistan?

Oxford

Virginia

Massachusetts

Harvard

The vigil is planned by the Harvard university in association with Alliance for Secular and Democratic South Asia. The meet at the Harvard Square will allow students to voice their concerns over the reports of recent ceasefire violations.(29) In which terrorist act is David Coleman Headley convicted for?

WTC attack

Kandahar Hijacking

26/11

1993 serial bomb blasts

David Coleman Headley was sentenced to 35 years in jail for his role in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. However, the US has refused to extradite him to India.

(1) Which is first fourth tier side to reach the finals of a major English domestic cup in 51 years?

Chester City

Rochdale

Bradford City

Darlington

Yorkshire club Bradford City beat Aston Villa 4-3 on aggregate to reach the League Cup final. They will either play Chelsea or Swansea City in the finals.(2) Which former captain of the Indian cricket team has confirmed to play for the Marleybone Cricket Club (MCC) in a Twenty20 tournament?

Sourav Ganguly

Rahul Dravid

Mohammed Azharuddin

Anil Kumble

Rahul Dravid who retired from international cricket last year has confirmed his presence in the Emirate Airline T20 Tournament for the MCC.(3) Which IPL team has Indian domestic bowler Ishwar Pandey joined?

Pune Warriors India

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Delhi Daredevils

Rajasthan Royals

Ishwar Pandey, who is the highest wicket taker in the Ranji Trophy this season has signed for Pune Warriors India. Besides, 21 year old Kerala speedstar Sandeep Warrier was picked by RCB.(4) Which country's cricket team has earned its first series victory against the Protears in South Africa this week?

Australia

West Indies

Pakistan

New Zealand

New Zealand beat South Africa by winning the first two ODIs to win their first tournament in the country. Kane Williamson scored 145 in the second match to help Kiwis win by 27 runs.(5) Who scored a ton to help Australia level the ODI series against Sri Lanka in the fifth match?

Michael Clarke

Matthew Wade

David Warner

Phil Hughes

Australia won the last match by 32 runs to beat Sri Lanka by 32 runs thanks to an unbeaten ton by Phil Hughes to draw the series 2-2. Xavier Doherty and Moises Henriques took three wickets each.(6) Which of the following sportsperson has not joined the Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ) this week?

Ashwini Ponappa

K T Irfan

Amanpreet Singh

Rajesh Bind

Walker K T Irfan, javelin thrower Rajesh Bind and pistol shooter Amanpreet Singh have joined the Olympic Gold Quest (OGQ) started by Prakash Padukone and Geet Seethi. Ashwini Ponappa did not join OGQ this week.(7) Who paired with Chinese Taipei player Su-Wei Hsieh in the mixed doubles of the Australian Open this year?

Leander Paes

Mahesh Bhupathi

Somdev Devvarman

Rohan Bopanna

The pair of Su-Wei Hsieh and Rohan Bopanna beat the pair of Kveta Peschke and Marcin Matkowski 2-6, 3-6.(8) Who has been roped in as the new mentor of the IPL team Mumbai Indians?

Anil Kumble

Darren Lehman

Michael Bevan

Sunil Joshi

Former India captain and the third highest wicket taker in Tests, Anil Kumble has replaced Shaun Pollock as the mentor of the Mumbai Indians. He was the chief mentor of the Royal Challengers Bangalore and is the present chief of the Karnataka Cricket Association (KCA).(9) Which team did Mumbai beat to reach the finals of the Ranji trophy?

Maharashtra

Karnataka

Services

Railway

39 time champions Mumbai beat Services to reach the finals of the Ranji trophy for the 44th time.(10) Name the captain of the I League team Mohan Bagan.

Odafa Okalie

Tolgay Ozbey

Aiborlang Khonglee

Quinton Jacobs

Mohan Bagan captain Odafa Okalie has been fined Rs. 1,50,000 and an additional one match ban. The AIFF disciplinary committee took the decision after going through the video of the East Bengal versus Mohan Bagan on 7thDecember, 2012.(11) Which Aussie player has made a comeback in the national T20 side for the series against Sri Lanka?

Cameroon White

David Hussey

Shaun Marsh

David Warner

Shaun Marsh who scored the highest runs in the Big Bash League has been recalled into the Australian side. Five other players Aaron Finch, Adam Voges, Ben Cutting, Ben Laughlin and James Falkner have also been selected.(12) Which of the following team will play its first Ranji finals since 1937-38?

Saurashtra

Chhattisgarh

Jharkhand

Uttarakhand

Saurashtra reached the finals for the first time since 1937-38 by beating Punjab. They will meet 39 time champions Mumbai.

(13) Which Indian city hosted the 10th Standard Charated Marathon this week?

New Delhi

Mumbai

Chennai

Kolkata

Pacemaker Jackson Kiprok of Uganda and Kenya'Valentine Kipteker won the Standard Chartered Mumbai marathon in the Men's and Women's category. Binning Lynkhoi and Lalita Babbar were the top Indian finishers.

(14) Who amongst the following is the captain of the South African cricket team for ODIs?

Hashim Amla

Greame Smith

Faf Du Plesis

A B DeVilliers

A B DeVilliers was banned by match referee David Boon for 2 matches for slow over rate during the first ODI versus New Zealand which his team lost.

(15) Which former player was dropped from the post of batting consultant to the national side of Pakistan?

Saeed Anwar

Javed Miandad

Rameez Raja

Inzamam ul-Haq

Inzamam ul-Haq was dropped from the post after coach Dav Whatmore' resistance. He will not be a part of the side that tours South Africa.

(16) Who was the match referee for the fourth ODI between Australia and Sri Lanka?

Roshan Mahanama

Chris Broad

Javagal Srinath

Ranjan Madugale

Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardane was unhappy with match referee Javagal Srinath after he abandoned the fourth match due to rains when the Lankans were needed just 209 runs from 46 odd overs with all wickets remaining. He said that Srinath's ruling was inconsistent and took away their chance of winning the series.

(17) Against which team did Barcelona lose its first Spanish League match this season?

Real Madrid

Real Soceidad

Valencia

Espanyol

Real Sociedad came from two goals down to beat 10 man Barcelona 3-2. This was Barca's first loss of the season.

(18) Niki Lauda and Toto Wolff have become investors of which F company?

Willaims

Mercedes

Ferrari

Force India

Toto Wolf - former executive Director of Williams and Niki Lauda - non executive Chairman of Mercedes have become investors in the Mercedes F1 team.

(19) Name the Chelsea defender who has renewed his contract for one year with the club.

Ashley Cole

Branislav Ivanovic

Mikel John Obi

Paulo Ferreira

Ashley Cole has renewed his contract with the London club squashing all reports of joining Paris St. Germaine.

(20) How many goals were scored in the HIL game between Delhi Waveriders and Mumbai Magicians held this Monday?

Three

Five

Seven

Ten

Delhi Waveriders beat Mumbai 6-4 in a game at the MHA stadium in a match that saw 10 goals being scored. This was Mumbai's fourth straight defeat.

(21) Which team did Tirmulsetti Suman play for in IPL 5?

Pune Warriors India

Deccan Chargers

Chennai Superkings

Mumbai Indians

T Suman played two matches for Mumbai indians in IPL 5. He has been signed by Pune Warriors India.

(22) Apart from Rahul Dravid, who is the other choice of the Sports ministry for the prestigious Padma Bhushan award this year?

V V S Laxman

Sushil Kumar

Vijayender Singh

Saina Nehawal

The Sports ministry has recommended the names of Rahul Dravid and Sushil Kumar for the award. Kumar is the only Indian to win two individual medals at the Olympics in Men's 66 kg Freestyle Wrestling.

(23) Which country does Ronaldinho represent in football?

Argentina

Mexico

Bolivia

Brazil

Ronaldinho and Julio Caesar have been recalled to the national side by Brazil coach Scholari ahead of an international friendly against England.

(24) Who has been signed by Manchester United as a new player this season?

Wilfried Zaha

Dougie Freedman

Victor Moses

Raheem Sterling

20 year Wilfried Freedman who is the winger for Crystal Palace who will join the Red Devils this year. He is the club's first signing this season.

(25) Which Chelsea player kicked a ball boy in the semi final match against Swansea City?

Ashley Cole

Eden Hazard

Frank Lampard

John Tery

Belgian and Chelsea footballer Eden Hazard kicked a ball boy during the match against Swansea City. He was handed a red card and sent off.

(26) Who has been appointed as the new coach of Rajasthan Royals?

Jonty Rhodes

Gary Kirsten

Paddy Upton

Daryl Cullinan

Paddy Upton was appointed as the coach of the Rajasthan Royals. He was the mental conditioning coach under Gary Kirsten during the 2011 World Cup.

American identical twins - Mike and Bob have won their thirteenth Grand Slam together when they picked the Australian Open beating Robin Haas and Igor Sijsling in straight sets. They have won 6 Australian Opens, 4 US Opens, 2 Wimbledon and a single French Open.

(29) Dahlan Al Hamad who had decided to contest the elections to the post of the president of the Asian Athletics Association (AAA) belongs to which country?

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

Iraq

Qatar

Dahlan is a citizen of Qatar. He is a Vice President of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) and has told a magazine that he will contest the elections to the AAA and fight Suresh Kalmadi who is the incumbent president.

BUSINESS

(1) Which bank is M G Sanghvi the Managing Director of?

Syndicate Bank

Canara Bank

Corporation Bank

Vijaya Bank

Syndicate Bank has posted a growth of about 50% and has made a profit of Rs 508.9 crore in the third quarter. M G Sanghvi is the MD of the bank.(2) According to the International Budget Partnership (IBP) what is India's rank as far as budget transparency practices are concerned?

Ninth

Fourteen

Twenty-two

Thirty

The IBP has been given the fourteenth rank in the list of 100 countries served. New Zealand, South Africa and UK are the top ranked nations.(3) According to Tholons, which is the top IT destination in the world?

Bangalore

Mumbai

Hyderabad

Pune

Karnataka's capital Bangalore has been ranked number 1 by Tholons. Five other Indian cities - Mumbai (2nd), Delhi NCR (3rd), Chennai (5th), Hyderabad (6th) and Pune (7th) figure in the list.(4) The Dhingras are the chief promoters of which brand of paints?

Dulex

Berger

Asian

Nerolac

Dhingras who had bought Berger from Vijay Mallya in the nineties have sold 25% of their stake in the Rs. 3,000 crore paint company to four partners.(5) Consin Info Pvt Ltd own which online match making website?

Shaadi

Jeevan Saathi

Bharat Matrimony

Community Matrimony

Reports indicate that Consim is planning to launch an IPO of $100 - 125 million for its match making site Bharat Matrimony.(6) Which is Japan's largest airline?

All Nippon Airways

Fuji Dream Airlines

Japan Airlines

New Central Airlines

Tokyo based All Nippon Airways which has the largest fleet of Boeing's Dreamliners has cancelled hundreds of its flights till February 18th. The Dreamliner around the world have been ground after concerns over its safety.(7) Which Indian has been appointed to the US Pharmacopeial Convention (USP)?

Indira Nooyi

Kiran Majumdar Shaw

Nandan Nilenkani

Azim Premji

Kiran Majumdar Shaw of Biocon has been appointed to the USP. Meanwhile, the company posted a profit of 9.38% for the third quarter.(8) Which industrialist was given the Padma Bhushan this year?

Ratan Tata

Adi Godrej

Kumar Mangalam Birla

Anil Ambani

Adi Godrej was this year's recipient of the Padma Bhushan award. Twenty three others also got this award.(9) According to Hamburg based Jet Airline Crash Data Evaluation Center (JACDEC), what is Air India's rank in the 60 airlines surveyed across the world?

57th

58th

59th

60th

According to JACDEC, Air India is the third worst airline in the world and has been ranked 58th out of 60 airlines that were evaluated. Finnair, Air NZ, Cathay Pacific and Emirates are the safest according to the report.ENTERTAINMENT

(1) Name the movie whose lines have been twisted and some scenes deleted in China.

Twilight - Breaking Dawn 2

Skyfall

Life of Pi

Abrahim Lincoln - Vampire Slayer

China has censored scenes and lines of the new Bond movie Skyfall.(2) Veteran presenter Stuart Hall worked for which TV corporation?

CNN

Fox

BBC

ABC

British police has arrested Stuart Hall, veteran BBC presenter for one offence of alleged rape and 14 indecent assaults committed between 1967 and 1986.(3) Which international pop star has named her son Milan?

Britney Spears

Shakira

Avril Lavinge

Jessica Simpson

Colombian singer Shakira and Barcelona defender Pique have named their son Milan which means unification in Sanskrit.(4) Which movie won the award category for the Best Movie at this year's Filmfare?

Speaking before the Oxford Union, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has said that he has got the script of movie 'The Fifth Estate'. Benedict Cumberbatch will play the role of Julian Assange in the movie.(6) Which actress has been awarded the Padma Shri this year?

Juhi Chawla

Kajol

Madhuri Dixit

Sridevi

Sridevi who made a comeback after 15 years as the lead in English Vinglish has been given the award this year.(7) Who is the author of the book 'The Midnight's Children'?

Dan Brown

Dominic Lapierre

Salman Rushdie

Chetan Bhagat

Salman Rushdie, the controversial writer was in Bangalore this week to promote Deepa Mehta's movie based on his book 'The Midnight's Children'.(8) Which of the actresses is to a part of the movie Race 2 which hit the theatres this week?

Ameesha Patel

Bipasha Basu

Jacqueline Fernandes

Deepika Padukone

Race 2, is a multi-starrer which is directed by Abbas-Mastan and has Saif Ali Khan and John Abrahim in the lead. Bipasha Basu is not a part of the movie.(9) Who has been awarded the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for 2013?

K Satchidananadan

Aravind Adiga

Jeet Thayil

Amitava Kumar

Jeet Thayil won the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature for 2013 for his debut novel Nacropolis. The award carries a cash prize of $ 50,000.MISCELLANEOUS

(1) After which singer is a new species of spider discovered in the Joshua National Park named?

Justin Beiber

Chester Benington

Snoop Dogg

Bono

A third new species of trapdoor spider found in the Joshua Tree National Park is named after U2 front man Bono to honour the group's 1987 hit, the Joshua Tree.(2) In which Indian city did stray dogs kill 31 endangered black bucks due to negligence of authorities?

Lucknow

Jhansi

Kanpur

Allahabad

The incident occurred in Kanpur Zoo where 31 black bucks were killed by stray dogs who entered the enclosure inspite of the presence of barb wires. UP CM Akhilesh has suspended several officials including the director K Praveen Rao.(3) Name the new website launched by Kim Dotcom.

Vega

Mega

Omega

Lega

Kim - the founder of Mega Upload launched his new file sharing website Mega. He is a German citizen living in New Zealand who is facing extradition to the US for copyright violation.(4) Miniature cameras attached to this species of Penguins by a Japanese researcher has revealed more information about their hunting skills. Which species are we referring to?

Emperor Penguins

Adelie penguins

Megellanic

Gentoo

Professor Yuuki Wantanabe of the National institute of polar Research, Tokyo attached miniature cameras to Adelie Penguins in Antarctica to study their hunting habits.